Combination article of furniture.



D. A. SELIGMAN.

COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

D. A. SELIGMAN. COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT H, IBIS.

Patent-ed June 26, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID ARTHUR Sams- MAiv, a citizen of the UnitedStates, at present residing in Minneapolis, in the countyof Hennepin andState of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Oombinatlon Articleof Furniture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescriptlon.

My invention relates to an article of furniture forming as a Whole, asubstantial Morris chair of conventional appearance, and in which thevarious elements entering into the chair structure separately constitute additional articles of furniture or otherwise having utility,whereby the unitary structure provides in very convenient form, a chair,'a chiflonnier, a-bookcase or desk, at writing table, a writing cabinet,and a shaving 'tabinet.

The innention will be more particularlyexplained "in the specificdescription following.

Figure 1, is a front perspective view of a structure embodying myinvention, showing awriting table adjusted in position for use acrossthe front of the chair and a writing, cabinet raised to a position toafford access thereto for the person seated in the chair; i

Fig. 2 is arear perspective view with the book case and the lid of thecompartment for the shaving outfit open;

Fig. 3' is a rear elevation with the front of the bookcase lowered toconstitute a table Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section;

Fig. 5- is a detail transverse vertical section, showing the writingtable folded and lowered into a pocket provided therefor in the chair atone side below an arm rest;

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section showing the writing cabinet inthe pocket provided therefor at the opposite side of the chair beneaththe arm rest.

Fig. 7 is a detail vertical section on a larger scale, given to show themanner of hinging the writing table;

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section, showing the hinge means for the writingtable; and

Fig. 9 is an inverted plan view of the writing table.

In constructing the practical embodiment of my invention, the structureis formed with sides 10, provided at the rear with suitable legs 11, andat the front with legs 12, these elements, being in practice, generallysuch asare found in Morris chairs.

Specification of letters Patent.

lPatent-ed June 26, 121i?) Application filed September 11, 1915. serialNo. 56,201.

The chair bottom 13, unites the sides and a box-like seat 14, isprovided above the botstructure 16, the inner wall of which isdesignated by the numeral 17, said, pillar forming a vertical pocket 18,open at the top. Similarly the opposite front leg 12, is formed with apillar or upright box-like structure 19, forming a pocket 20,"open atthe top.

The pocket 18 serves to receive a folded writing table, formed of leaves21, 22, united by suitable hinges indicated at 23, (Fig. 5), whichpermit the leaves to be folded one onto the other to be accommodated inthe pocket 20 or to be opened into line with each other for writing asin Fig. l. The connection between the leaf 22 of the writing table andthe wall 17, of thepillar 16,

is efi ected by a swing bolt or shank 24,

which is secured by ahinge pin or pivot 25, to the wall 17 near the top.Said shank 24h is formed with a head 26, which is'received in a guidegroove in the underside of the leaf 22. The guide groove for the head26, is formed by an elongated channel member 27, presenting alongitudinal. channel 28, leading to which is a narrower groove 29, sothat the channel is thus undercut or reentrant and accommodates the head26, slidably, the slot 29, accommodating the shank 24, and preventingdisplacement of the head 26. In practice the shank 24, extends into adepressed boil 81, through which the pin 25, is passed, said box havingflanges 31 secured by any suitable fasteners to the top of the wall anenlarged opening 32, is formed for the entrance of the head 20, so thatthe channel and the said enlargement are generally of keyhole form. Atthe opposite end of the slot 29, a cross bar 33, is formed closing saidslot and acting as a trip to engage the shank 24 and swing the samevertically as the table 1s withdrawn and swung to the horizontalposition. At the bottom of the pocket 20, a rest .34, is provided in thepillar16, to support the writing table, As best seen in Fig. 5, the leaf2i, of the writing table is round-- ed as at 21 At the opposite end thesaid leaf 21 may have a handle knob 21*, or equivalent device.

17. At one end of the slot 29,

- pocket 20, below the arm rest 35, the front of which is hinged as at35", to the rear end 35, said rear end being fixed. If 1t 1s desired touse the writing table, the same 1s lifted by the knob '21", until theswing-bolt or fastener 24, is engaged by the stop 33.

The folded writing table may now be swung on the hinge pin 25 to ahorizontal position and the hinged leaf 21, unfolded into the plane ofthe leaf 22, as shown in Fig. 1. The writing table will then rest on thetops of the pillars 16, 19 and be firmly supported for writing. It willbe observed that the rounded edge 21 affords clearance for the foldedwriting table in being swung from the raised vertical position to thehorizontal position. In practice the combined thickness of the arm restmembers 35,35 equal the thickness of the writing table when unfolded sothat both will be at the same level for convenience in writing.

The structure 19, forming the pocket 20, accommodates in said pocket, avertically movable writing cabinet 36. On a side of the cabinet is aplate spring at 37, which exerts suflicient friction against the opposed'wall of the pocket 20, to sustain the cabmet at any degree ofelevation. The cabinet may be equipped with suitable compartments tohold writing materials; as illustrated, a series of drawers 38, areprovided.

Any suitable handle 40 at the top of the cabinet 36, serves to lift andlower the same. When in the pocket the cabinet 36 is sustained on aledge 34, similar to the ledge 34.

The pocket 20 is closed by an arm rest 39, corresponding in all respectswith the arm rest 35, the front member being hinged to the rear fixedmember 39. The thickness of the arm rest member 39 is the same as thatof the arm rest 35, so that it will be on the level with the said armrest and on the level with the writing table.

It will thus be seen that substantial support is afforded to the writingtable by the structures 16, 19, and the cabinet will be convenientlyavailable to hold the. writing materials. When it should be desired toleave the chair temporarily, the table 21 may be turned on its swiveledconnection due 'to the head 26 of the swinging member 24, or the saidtable may be moved longitudinally while in the horizontal position toproject at the outside of the structure 16 and away from the front ofthe seat, to permit the occupant of the seat. to leave the chair withoutraising the table which would require the removal of books or writingmaterials from the table. With the table in the outer horizontalposition, the upper wall of the pocket forms a rest and support for thetable in addition to the holding engagebolt 24 and thereby the table isprevented from dropping, but remains horizontal to be again slidlaterally to dispose it across the front of the seat and resting on thetwo structures 16,17.

The chair back is generally of the conventional form as in a Morrischair. The sides 41, of, said back, may be continuous with the sides 10,of the chair. A suitable front 42, is provided. The members of the backconstitute a frame for a desk and chiffonnier and said back includesatop structure 43. Between the sides 41, at the top,

lized as book shelves or for receiving var1- ous miscellaneous articles,usually accommodated in a desk. A closure 45, is hinged at its loweredge at 46, in front of the shelves 44, to close the desk structure.Said hinged closure may have chains 47 to limit its downward movement.When lowered it serves as a table or desk. The top structure 43, isprovided with a depression or recess 48, constituti .g a compartmentadapted to receive a sha 11g kit.- The hinged cover 49, for thecompartment 48, is provided at the inside with a mirror 50; thus withthe lowered closure 45, and the shaving equipment, the article afiordsevery convenience for shaving.

In the back of the chair, belowthe hinged closure 45, and shelves 44,chifl'onnier ele ments are provided, there being a vertical series ofsmall drawers 51, directly beneath the closure 45, and a longer drawer52, at the bottom which extends through the back of the chair andbeneath the seat thereof to the closed front 15, of the seat structure.

It will be seen that the structure is made to accommodate the variouselements entering into a writing table, writing cabinet, bookcase ordesk, chiflonnier, and shaving outfit, without altering the generalconventional lines of the Morris chair. I

Having thus described -my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An article of furniture in the form of a chair, having a seat andtable supports at the sides of the seat, there being a vertical pocketin one of said supports, a table fitting said pocket, and formed with anundercut channel in the under side thereof, a shank pivoted at the innerside of the pocket adjacent to and below the upper end of the latter andlaterally inward from the inner wall of the pocket, to swing in avertical plane to a transverse position in the pocket below the saidupper end thereof, or 'to a vertical position with its free endprojecting above the pocket in vertical line with the said support, thesaid shank having a head at its free end slidably received in thechannel of the table, the said table being s dable vertically in thepocketrelatively to said head, and movable to a horizontal a chairhaving supports at the front for a table, one of said supports having avertical pocket open at its upper end, a ledge proec'ting laterally insaid pocket at the inner side wall thereof near the bottom, a tableslidable in the pocket to rest at its lower end on said ledge, or to bewithdrawn from the pocket, a depressed box in the upper endof-the-support at a side of the pocket, a shank pivoted at one end inthe said box below the top thereof and inward from the adjacent wall ofthe pocket 'to swing ina vertical plane to a horizontal position belowthe top of the pocket or to a vertical position with its free endprojecting above the pocket in vertical line with the said support, saidshank having a head at its free end, and the said table having a slottherein, slidably receiving the said head, and a trip at that end ofsaid slot which-is adjacent to the said ledge when the table is on thelatter, said trip being adapted to engage said shank and swing the samewhen the table is withdrawn from the pocket and lowered onto saidsupports. I v

3. An article of furniture including a seat, vertical structures at thesides of the seat, arm rests on said structures, the arm rests beingeach formed of a rear fixed section and a front section hinged to foldonto the rear section or to a forward position in front of the fixedsection, and a table connected with one of the said structures to bemoved to a vertical position or to a horizontal position rangingtransversely of and resting on both of the said structures in front ofthe arm sections when the hinged arm sections are folded onto the fixedsections.

4. An article of furniture including a seat, vertical structures at thesides of the seat, arm rests on said structures, the arm Copies of thispatent may be obtainedfor five cents each, by addressing the rests beingformed of a rear fixed section and a front section hinged to fold ontothe rear section or to a forward position in the plane of the fixedsection, and a table connected with one of the said structures to bemoved to a vertical position or to a hOIlZOD- tal position rangingtransversely "and resting on both of the said structures 1n front of thefixed arm sections when the hinged arm sections are folded on the fixedsections, the said table being composed. of sections hinged together toopen into the same.plane or fold one on top of the other, the combinedthicknesses of the superposed sections of the arm rests beingapproximately equal to the thickness of the open table to lie flush withthe latter when the table is in the said horizontal position.

5. An article of furniture including a seat, supports at the sides ofthe seat, and a table connected with one of said supports to move to avertical position or to a horizontal position, the table when in ahorizontal position being slidable transversely in a plane parallel withthe seat to rest at its ends on the said supports or laterally outwardto a position away from the front of the seat and supported solely bythe-support with which it is connected.

6. An article of furniture, including a seat, a structure at a side ofthe seat at the front of the latter, and a table pivotally and slidablyconnected with said structure to be disposed vertically or moved to ahorizontal position, said table being slidable in its ,own plane when inthe horizontal position to extend across the front of the seat, or to aposition laterally outward and away from the front of the seat, saidstructure having a supporting member for the table outside of theslidable and swinging connection to support the table in the outerhorizontal position and prevent it from swinging downwardly.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVEY; ARTHUR SELIGMAN.

Witnesses:

Gno. G. STRUTHERS, G. SYNERSON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, G.

